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by Mallorea and Riva » Sun May 08, 2011 8:05 pm
Otrenia wrote:(OOC: I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but the title of the topic is spelled incorrectly. It says prepartion instead of preparation.)
Glen-Rhodes wrote:Bears Armed wrote:The law says nothing about janitorial services either: Are you suggesting that the establishment in question must therefore lack those?!?
Not only that, but there are very few resolutions that, for example, spell out accommodations for committees -- and there are a lot of committees. He's also suggesting that they don't have buildings or offices, electricity, computers, telephones, etc, including security. There has and always will be implied powers in resolutions. If the World Assembly reasonably must do something to carry out an obligation, it will do it. In this case, a facility harboring dangerous biological material necessitates a standard level of security; therefore the World Assembly will provide it.
by Glen-Rhodes » Sun May 08, 2011 9:01 pm
Mallorea and Riva wrote:And the resolution says nothing about having incredible machines that cure all diseases, yet it is obvious that such machines are preferable to have!
by Mallorea and Riva » Mon May 09, 2011 4:47 am
by Mallorea and Riva » Tue May 10, 2011 10:45 pm
by Mallorea and Riva » Thu May 12, 2011 5:42 pm
by Mousebumples » Fri May 13, 2011 10:30 am
Mallorea and Riva wrote:WHILE NOTING that the Extinction Preparation Act attempted to preserve biodiversity and encourage research amongst all the nations of the world,
AND APPLAUDING the foresight of its authors,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:REMEMBERING the resounding “Meh” that arose from the World Assembly at the proposition of this Act,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:RECOGNIZING that the construction of a single facility to house every genetic sample available is highly impractical, considering the necessary space to examine, store, record information about, and test this material,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:SHOCKED that such scientists and research would be placed into one area, potentially risking all such research and knowledge, and highly inconveniencing the scientists of the Universes,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:CONCERNED that a single facility is incapable of servicing all those who may wish to use the facility and access the information within,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:CONFUSED as to why non-WA member nations must pay a fee in order to use the facilities designed to ensure the survival of all life in the known Universes,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:DEEPLY CONCERNED that the research of this facility could be used by non-WA member nations to construct advanced biological weapons capable of undoing that which the facility strives for,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:FURTHER RECOGNIZING that the safety of this single facility from natural or anthropogenic causes is not guaranteed, and that available technology to protect the facility was not utilized,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:AWARE that the Act fails to ensure that ANY genetic samples will be sent to the facility,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:ALSO AWARE that individual nations are capable of funding and researching such projects while maintaining security over the information they glean,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:BELIEVING that without an ensured supply of information and genetic samples this act is essentially meaningless, and merely creates a single, overcrowded, inconveniently located, underprotected, and ultimately fruitless facility,
Mallorea and Riva wrote:HEREBY REPEALS World Assembly Resolution #126, the Extinction Preparation Act
by Mallorea and Riva » Fri May 13, 2011 10:46 am
Mousebumples wrote:A few general comments before I jump in here:
I personally prefer all of my verbage to be parallel, as I think it makes for a smoother read, but I'd support this even if it were made up of Justin Bieber lyrics.Mallorea and Riva wrote:WHILE NOTING that the Extinction Preparation Act attempted to preserve biodiversity and encourage research amongst all the nations of the world,
AND APPLAUDING the foresight of its authors,
While I can understand the inclusion of the first line, the second seems unnecessary. "foresight" with regards to what? The eventual extinction of animals? I'd scrap that one, myself.Mallorea and Riva wrote:REMEMBERING the resounding “Meh” that arose from the World Assembly at the proposition of this Act,
This seems like commentary and not really an argument for or against the resolution on it's merits. Again, I'd strike this clause from the repeal.Mallorea and Riva wrote:RECOGNIZING that the construction of a single facility to house every genetic sample available is highly impractical, considering the necessary space to examine, store, record information about, and test this material,
Also: it's a huge security risk as a single disaster (be it natural or man-caused) could wipe out the entire facility and the records kept there.Mallorea and Riva wrote:SHOCKED that such scientists and research would be placed into one area, potentially risking all such research and knowledge, and highly inconveniencing the scientists of the Universes,
I don't get how the scientists and research being in one area would "potentially risk all such research and knowledge" as this isn't a clear enough argument.Mallorea and Riva wrote:CONCERNED that a single facility is incapable of servicing all those who may wish to use the facility and access the information within,
Why? Due to the problems with transport? Again, you're making an argument without making ti clear how it ties into the resolution in question.Mallorea and Riva wrote:CONFUSED as to why non-WA member nations must pay a fee in order to use the facilities designed to ensure the survival of all life in the known Universes,
This is common practice to have non-WA members pay a nominal fee to participate in WA-sponsored events. I personally don't have an issue with the inclusion of that clause in the original.Mallorea and Riva wrote:DEEPLY CONCERNED that the research of this facility could be used by non-WA member nations to construct advanced biological weapons capable of undoing that which the facility strives for,
This seems like a bit of a stretch. Can you explain to me how you reached the conclusion that non-WA member nations could use the facility for that purpose? I would think that since the facility is under WA control, all research going on within it must comply with all other existing WA laws.Mallorea and Riva wrote:FURTHER RECOGNIZING that the safety of this single facility from natural or anthropogenic causes is not guaranteed, and that available technology to protect the facility was not utilized,
I think this could be worded a bit more clearly, but I do recognize the merit in this argument.Mallorea and Riva wrote:AWARE that the Act fails to ensure that ANY genetic samples will be sent to the facility,
... will ACTUALLY be sent ... ?Mallorea and Riva wrote:ALSO AWARE that individual nations are capable of funding and researching such projects while maintaining security over the information they glean,
I'm presuming that this clause is meant to ensure that voters/fluffies realize that repealing this resolution doesn't take away their ability to do the same sort of research/etc., on their own. However, I don't think the wording is as clear as it could be. :-/Mallorea and Riva wrote:BELIEVING that without an ensured supply of information and genetic samples this act is essentially meaningless, and merely creates a single, overcrowded, inconveniently located, underprotected, and ultimately fruitless facility,
True!Mallorea and Riva wrote:HEREBY REPEALS World Assembly Resolution #126, the Extinction Preparation Act
YAY!
OOC: Anyhow, I don't have loads of time to critique this in full right now - I'm heading off to work momentarily! - but if you can hold off on submitting for a few more days, I'll try to take a look and give you more concrete suggestions for improvement this weekend. (I'm working both days, but I should have some time after work.)
Of course, if you want to submit for a test run, feel free. And, regardless, best of luck!
by Krioval » Fri May 13, 2011 10:57 am
Mallorea and Riva wrote:Posted just as I submitted
Oh well. I will hold off on campaigning for this current draft, if it should sink then I will revise it again and resubmit. If it succeeds then all is well.
by Mallorea and Riva » Fri May 13, 2011 11:07 am
Krioval wrote:Mallorea and Riva wrote:Posted just as I submitted
Oh well. I will hold off on campaigning for this current draft, if it should sink then I will revise it again and resubmit. If it succeeds then all is well.
OOC: Approved on general principle. If you want to re-draft the current version and not wait for three days, you can submit a GHR to ask the mods to remove it from the list. Then you can post the amended version. As far as TG campaigns go, I'd use the voting list for the previous resolution as a guide for who to contact (since those delegates are known to be active), verify that their RFE does not forbid TGs on WA proposals, and create a fairly decent letter of introduction for the proposal including a direct link to it. You can customize a TG for a delegate, but it's not strictly necessary so long as the letter covers all the bases otherwise.
by Krioval » Fri May 13, 2011 11:25 am
Mallorea and Riva wrote:Advice followed. I submitted the GHR. Strictly speaking I wouldn't really be disappointed if this were to be left up there, but I would prefer the best possible repeal to be drafted. I simply noted a lack of responses, but now that I have some more solid feedback I can improve this greatly.
by Kryozerkia » Fri May 13, 2011 11:29 am
Krioval wrote:Mallorea and Riva wrote:Advice followed. I submitted the GHR. Strictly speaking I wouldn't really be disappointed if this were to be left up there, but I would prefer the best possible repeal to be drafted. I simply noted a lack of responses, but now that I have some more solid feedback I can improve this greatly.
OOC: The mods work fast! The original version is off the list. I guess you can submit the newer version when you're ready.
by Mallorea and Riva » Fri May 13, 2011 11:39 am
by Mallorea and Riva » Fri May 13, 2011 11:50 am
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY
WHILE NOTING that the Extinction Preparation Act attempted to preserve biodiversity and encourage research amongst all the nations of the world,
RECOGNIZING that the construction of a single facility to house every genetic sample available is highly impractical, considering the necessary space to examine, store, record information about, and test this material,
SHOCKED that such scientists and research would be placed into one facility, potentially risking all such research and knowledge should a disaster befall the facility, and highly inconveniencing the scientists of the Universes,
CONCERNED that a single facility is incapable of servicing all those who may wish to use the facility and access the information within, due to both problems with transportation and the inevitable crowding that would occur within the facility,
DEEPLY CONCERNED that the research of this facility could be used by non-WA member nations to construct advanced biological weapons capable of undoing that which the facility strives for, due to a lack of safeguards built into the facility itself such as the non-existent security forces,
FURTHER RECOGNIZING that the safety of this single facility from natural or anthropogenic causes is not guaranteed, and that available technology to protect the facility was not utilized as it has been in the past construction of WA facilities,
AWARE that the Act fails to ensure that ANY genetic samples will actually be sent to the facility,
ALSO AWARE that individual nations are more than capable of funding and maintaining security over their own projects, and that the World Assembly therefore has no need to legislate on this issue,
BELIEVING that without an ensured supply of information and genetic samples this act is essentially meaningless, and merely creates a single, overcrowded, inconveniently located, underprotected, and ultimately fruitless facility,
HEREBY REPEALS World Assembly Resolution #126, the Extinction Preparation Act
by Charlotte Ryberg » Fri May 13, 2011 12:32 pm
FURTHER RECOGNIZING that the safety of this single facility from natural or anthropogenic causes is not guaranteed, and that available technology to protect the facility was not utilized,
by Flibbleites » Fri May 13, 2011 1:44 pm
Mousebumples wrote:A few general comments before I jump in here:
I personally prefer all of my verbage to be parallel, as I think it makes for a smoother read, but I'd support this even if it were made up of Justin Bieber lyrics.
by Mallorea and Riva » Fri May 13, 2011 2:45 pm
Charlotte Ryberg wrote:FURTHER RECOGNIZING that the safety of this single facility from natural or anthropogenic causes is not guaranteed, and that available technology to protect the facility was not utilized,
I think this might be something to do with natural disasters if I am correct. I think you could add on that the specimen themselves are not protected from decay.
by Mousebumples » Fri May 13, 2011 8:29 pm
by Charlotte Ryberg » Sat May 14, 2011 4:27 am
Mallorea and Riva wrote:Charlotte Ryberg wrote:I think this might be something to do with natural disasters if I am correct. I think you could add on that the specimen themselves are not protected from decay.
Hmm the Act requires that "Acceptable preservation methods be observed."
This seems to be rather vague, yet at the same time it does attempt to address your concern, although it is questionable.
by Mallorea and Riva » Sat May 14, 2011 6:00 pm
Charlotte Ryberg wrote:Mallorea and Riva wrote:
Hmm the Act requires that "Acceptable preservation methods be observed."
This seems to be rather vague, yet at the same time it does attempt to address your concern, although it is questionable.
Honoured ambassador, the resolution concerned did miss the chance to specify that it was to do with preventing decay. As read preservation could mean just stuffing the sample in a drawer. A shame, really.
by Bears Armed » Sun May 15, 2011 6:18 am
by Flibbleites » Sun May 15, 2011 1:16 pm
by Mallorea and Riva » Sun May 15, 2011 7:46 pm
Bears Armed wrote:... Nevertheless, considering the resolution as a whole and the nature of the facility that it established, I do not consider "they might just have stuffed it into a drawer" to be a reasonable interpretation of the EPA.
by Glen-Rhodes » Sun May 15, 2011 8:47 pm
Mallorea and Riva wrote:These were essentially my thoughts on this clause as well. Still, however, it is not made clear who the judge of what is reasonable. It is entirely possible that some nations lack a functioning knowledge of preservation techniques yet still wish to contribute to this facility. Their reasonable methods would be vastly inferior to our own.
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